A Portrait of Natti White Arm / Earl Biss

You may be interested in...

Racing Stripes Work Just Fine on Hot Rods Racey Spots Suit Our Needs Just Fine

Earl Biss Jr.

A Portrait of the Kind Old Sheriff

Earl Biss Jr.

Yes I Know That Scream Very Well

Earl Biss Jr.

Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

A Portrait of Natti White Arm

Creator(s):

Earl Biss (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Apsáalooke (Crow), Ojibwe

Date:

1992

Materials/Techniques:

ballpoint pen on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided 0.161mm White colored paper. Machine made, hot-pressed. Even distribution of fibers in transmitted light.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Pen Drawing

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds from the Gordon R. Carlson Trust

Accession No:

13.3921

Previous Number(s):

TL2004.238.30; TL 2004.238.30

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 11in. (27.9cm)
Width: 8in. (20.3cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Earl Biss Jr.

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Biss, Earl

Birth Date:

1947

Death Date:

1998

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Native American lithographer and painter, 1947-1998

Gender:

male

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed by hand in ink, "I00380" in uppwer left on verso; Inscribed by hand in ink, "'A Portrait of Nattie White Arm' 1993" in upper center on verso

Signed: Signed by hand in ink, "Biss 92'" in lower right on recto; Signed by hand in ink, "(c) Biss" in upper center on verso

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

black, crosshatching, Crow, earrings, gray (color), grey (colour), Indigenous paintings included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, ink, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, Native American, Ojibwa, paper (fiber product), portraits, profiles (figures), women

Cite this Page

Biss, Earl. A Portrait of Natti White Arm. 13.3921. 1992. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/133921 (08/14/2019).

Our Online Collections site is a work in progress. If you have information about this item that may be of assistance, please contact us.

Gilcrease Museum is temporarily closed for construction.

Gilcrease Museum

The World’s Largest Collection of Art and Artifacts of the American West

A Portrait of Natti White Arm / Earl Biss

You may be interested in...

Racing Stripes Work Just Fine on Hot Rods Racey Spots Suit Our Needs Just Fine

A Portrait of the Kind Old Sheriff

Yes I Know That Scream Very Well

Art Item Information

Dimensions

About the Creator(s)

Marks and Inscriptions

Tags and Search Terms

Cite this Page